Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Independence Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201530501 · Harris, TX · pop 1,706 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 48201530501 in the Independence Heights area of Houston, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,706. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units768
Renter share65.2%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$47,561
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8392, -95.3924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Independence Heights scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$990 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Independence Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 219Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Independence Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Independence Heights
Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $990, 27% below the Houston average.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.5/10. 65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Adults with no health insurance runs 25.7% against 11.3% nationally.
The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Cost burden runs 43% here against 49.5% across Harris County.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201530501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530501?
Census tract 48201530501 in the Independence Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201530501?
Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530501?
25.5% of residents in tract 48201530501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,706.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 77th, minority 94th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 48201530501 considered part of Independence Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530501 fall within Independence Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201530501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.61× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201530501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201530501 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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